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Anyone else being required by law to offer alternatives to the age-old security deposit dilemma? A new Cincinnati ordinance is now requiring landlords with 25+ units to offer some other alternative to the standard sec...
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Fellow Landlords,My tenants are trying to back out of the lease 2 days before they move in. Any advice would be great. Here's the background:I have a 1973 SFH in Wichita Falls, TX. 4/2, 2143 sq ft on a corner lot. I a...
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Back in June I have received a security deposit and in July first month payment for a lease starting on August 1 move in date. On August 1 I was informed by the tenant she is breaking the lease due to some family issu...
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The sellers agent is asking for a deposit to go with my offer on a property. How common is it for a cash deposit to be included with an offer on a property?
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When purchasing a multi family.....what happens to the security deposits that they paid the previous owner? Do I get them? Or do i have to fork over the sec deps when they leave?
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I found a tenant for my rental home but they won't be moving in for another 30 days. They live out of state. I ran their rental application and everything checks out great. My question is since the tenants won't be mo...
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Just had a tenant pay a $500 deposit then claim that one of them accepted a job out of state and wants their money back. Of course after receiving the deposit I took it off the market and stopped showing it and turned...
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Hi, I'm new to renting. And I've already had a problem.
I have a prospective tenant who has an ESA dog. I was wanting an additional deposit since there was an animal involved, I made it clear it wasn't a "pet" depos...
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Hi,
I have potential tenants that I sent the application to for signature and deposit - they sent it back with no signature and no deposit and did not include pertinant information on the app - I had to go back and f...
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I can't seem to get this house rented even after many rent reductions. Please offer advice and critisisms. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Morrish-St-Burt...